accidentally

Example Sentences

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Is it a problem if I accidentally ingest one of these guys?

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

For example, Grandy noted, a drone operator accidentally struck a Super Scooper plane during the Palisades fire, damaging the aircraft.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

OPM caterpillars were first accidentally introduced to England in 2005 and the species is subject to a government-led programme of survey and control to minimise its population, spread and impacts, says a Forest Research spokesperson.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Pacing the stage in the throes of one lengthy, unaccompanied solo, Rollins leaps recklessly—and accidentally clears the edge of the stage, landing many feet below on a stone floor.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

The room was crowded, bodies pressed in on me from all sides, and the air had an angry hum that reminded me of a beehive I’d accidentally hit with my baseball when I was nine.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin